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Report: Making The Business Case For Enterprise Social Networks

February 22, 2012 By 66 Comments
Making the Business Case for Enterprise Social Networks

In 2011, the US hit a milestone — more than half of all adults visit social networking sites at least once a month. But when it comes to using social-networking technologies inside organizations, many business leaders are at a loss to understand what value can be created from Facebook-like status updates within the enterprise. Some organizations have deployed social-networking features with an initial enthusiastic reception, only to see these early efforts wither to just a few stalwart … [Read more...]

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Reflecting on 2011 –and Preparing for Future Growth

December 17, 2011 By 5 Comments
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By Charlene Li, Founding Partner In the life of a young company, a year is an eternity.I sit here looking back to a year ago and I’m amazed at not only the growth of Altimeter Group, how we have grown as individuals and as a team, and the amazing clients we’ve served. While we often publish our insights on how companies should leverage disruptive technologies, I wanted to share a peek inside of our company. Our journey has seen a lot of growth, here are some stats: We’ve grown … [Read more...]

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Altimeter’s One Year Anniversary

August 27, 2010 By 5 Comments

One year ago, Altimeter announced the addition of three partners - Jeremiah Owyang, Deb Schultz, and Ray Wang - turning what was up to then a one-woman shop into a company. We moved into small offices (affectionately named "The Hangar), made a trek to Ikea to buy furniture, had a rock-and-rolling kick off party, and got down to business. In those early days, we were filled with optimism even though we were starting in the grips of the deepest recession in memory. That's because we believed in … [Read more...]

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Welcome Susan Etlinger, Altimeter’s First Consultant!

May 12, 2010 By 3 Comments

by Charlene Li Please extend a warm welcome to Susan Etlinger, the first consultant to join the Altimeter team. With the addition of Susan, we now have eight client service professionals and five team members on staff. Susan will be working with me in the Leadership and Management practice to launch actionable programs in support of my forthcoming book, Open Leadership, due out later this month from Jossey-Bass. She will also conduct independent research and analysis, and will be starting a … [Read more...]

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Welcome Michael Gartenberg, New Altimeter Partner!

February 23, 2010 By 7 Comments

by Charlene Li A hearty welcome to Michael Gartenberg, the newest partner to join Altimeter. With the addition of Michael, we now have seven partners along with a staff of five other people. We also recently moved offices in San Mateo to accommodate our new growth (more on that below). Michael has been a long-time, respected voice in the space of personal and mobile technologies, and he brings to Altimeter a unique viewpoint of how these technologies are changing the consumer experience. … [Read more...]

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Welcome to new Altimeter Group partners: Alan Webber and Lora Cecere

January 26, 2010 By 3 Comments

I'm pleased to announce that Altimeter Group has brought on two additional partners to meet the growing demand of our clients, which now number over 40 retained clients. Alan Webber and Lora Cecere each bring with them unique areas of expertise, but what makes them great partners for Altimeter is their ability to help clients understand and address opportunities and problems created by emerging technologies. Trends such as open government and supply chain/demand orchestration disrupt … [Read more...]

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Altimeter’s Crew: Sales, Research, And Support

November 16, 2009 By 3 Comments

At Altimeter, we take great pride in the people we work with. So I’d like to take a moment and introduce members of the team outside of the four partners. Some of them are new and others have been with me from the start, but each of them is essential to our growth. And boy, are we growing! We’ve added over 25 new client relationships since August 2009, with more on the way. David Stanley will be joining us as Vice President of Business Development and Sales, where he will be responsible … [Read more...]

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Announcing Altimeter Group

September 25, 2008 By 14 Comments

I'm very happy and proud to announce my new company, Altimeter Group. The goal of the company is to provide thought leadership on social and emerging technologies, And thanks to the support and well-wishes of many people, I'm off and running. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions I'm getting about Altimeter Group. What services will you be providing? My goal is to help leaders and their companies understand how to deal with and thrive with social and emerging technologies. This … [Read more...]

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